Lower Halstow YC to feature in TV series about the RNLI
The Sheerness Inshore Lifeboat carrying out a rescue at Lower Halstow YC will feature in a TV series on BBC2 starting on Wednesday 16 August at 8pm. Saving Lives At Sea tells the story of...
Category: Safety
Rochester Pier closures, 15 and 21 July
On Sat 15 July and Fri 21 July Medway Council will be using Rochester Pier for fireworks: 15 July for Castle Concert Proms, 21 July for Medway Mile. For safety reasons access will not be allowed from...
Garrison Point Traffic Warning Light no longer working
Peel Ports advise that the Traffic Warning Light on top of the Garrison Point Fort is no longer operative. It was a bright white light that flashed every seven seconds by day and night to...
“Medway in Flames” Exclusion Zone, 17 June
On the evening of 17 June from 21.40 to 22.40, a Temporary Exclusion Zone will be established from a line drawn perpendicularly across the river from Upnor Jetty (51°24.56´N 000°31.80´E) to a line drawn...
New Sheppey inshore lifeboat
Sheppey’s new inshore lifeboat has been named Buster after a 99-year-old man who loved “messing about in boats”. The D-class rigid inflatable, with a top speed of 25 knots, was delivered to Sheerness on...
Speeding PWC causes crew to fall from mast in Gillingham Reach
On Sunday afternoon, 9 April, a man fell about 10 feet onto another crew member from the mast of a yacht moored in Gillingham Reach. While the injured man was given oxygen, the Sheerness...
Sheerness Lifeboat stats for 2016
Statistics from RNLI Sheerness for 2016: Total launches in 2016 for the Sheerness lifeboats were 83. A total of 86 persons were rescued with 4 being deemed as lives saved with casualty care being...
Huge wave swamps boat on Medway
On 28 February the Sheerness inshore lifeboat rescued two men in their 6 metre RIB after it was swamped near the Kingsnorth jetty. A spokesman for Sheerness RNLI said, “The men were actually out...
Medway VTS Update
Peel Ports have issued a notice that while they are upograding the radar and CTV system, from the 25 January 2017 until further notice Medway VTS will be without primary radar coverage in Short...
Pirates Cave Christmas Event, Thu 1 Dec
STOP PRESS: “FLARE AMNESTY” It’s free on a first come, first served basis, with a minimum purchase of £10, or swap with like for like purchase of new flares. Maximum 10 per person, with...
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